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A brief for every meeting by 6:30.
71 claims in the draft, each tested by a second agent against the page it cites. 68 held; 3 did not and were fixed or cut before this went out.
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titleconfirmed
Briefed before breakfast. (scheduled morning brief)
The page says “Step 2 adds a schedule for every weekday ... Each run returns the same source-linked briefs”
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A ChatGPT scheduled task can read Google Calendar and Gmail each weekday morning and leave a brief for every meeting
The page says “ChatGPT then uses calendar events and related emails to prepare source-linked meeting briefs ... schedule for every weekday”
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dekconfirmed
One permission setting makes it ask before it changes anything
The page says “"Allow read actions": ChatGPT reads without asking but asks before making changes”
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Weekday ChatGPT task reads Google Calendar and Gmail and writes a brief for each meeting
The page says “uses calendar events and related emails to prepare source-linked meeting briefs”
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summaryconfirmed
Runs on ChatGPT Plus, $20 a month
The page says “$20/month (billed monthly)”
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6:30 AM (run time)
The page says “Matches prompt in blocks[1].items[3]: 'every weekday at 6:30 a.m.'; time is the issue's own prompt choice”
Checked for consistency within the issue itself
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The storyconfirmed
Each weekday morning a scheduled task reads the day's meetings from Google Calendar, looks for related email in Gmail and writes a short brief with links back to sources
The page says “uses calendar events and related emails to prepare source-linked meeting briefs”
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The storyconfirmed
OpenAI's own training guide uses a version of this job as its example
The page says “Example workflow: Connect Gmail and Google Calendar in Plugins ... prepare source-linked meeting briefs”
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The storyconfirmed
Ours adds a setting that makes it ask before any change
The page says “Allow read actions: reads without asking but asks before making changes (training guide does not include this setting step)”
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The story, step 1confirmed
Reads the day's meetings in Google Calendar
The page says “Step 1 asks ChatGPT to review today's meetings”
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The story, step 2confirmed
Searches Gmail for related email from the last 30 days
The page says “find related emails (30-day window is the issue's own prompt, stated in caption)”
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The story, step 3confirmed
Writes a short brief for each meeting, with links
The page says “source-linked meeting briefs”
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The story, step 4confirmed
Asks before making any change
The page says “Allow read actions ... asks before making changes”
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The storyconfirmed
6:30 a.m. and the 30-day window come from the prompts in steps 3 and 4
The page says “Step 3 prompt: 'from the last 30 days'; step 4 prompt: 'every weekday at 6:30 a.m.'”
Checked for consistency within the issue itself
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The stepsconfirmed
OpenAI says a task that only needs connected tools can run from the web
The page says “If a task only needs connected tools, you can run it on the web or choose Cloud in the desktop app”
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The stepsconfirmed
one that needs files on your computer needs that computer on with the desktop app running
The page says “For local files or a skill saved only on your computer, keep the computer on and the desktop app running”
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The stepsconfirmed
Plus has Work on the web
The page says “Plus | Work: Desktop, web, and mobile”
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The stepsconfirmed
Go has only a limited desktop version of Work
The page says “Go | Work: Limited, desktop only”
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The stepsconfirmed
Steps 3 and 4 need a paid plan with Work on the web
The page says “Free and Go: Work 'Limited, desktop only'; Plus/Pro: 'Desktop, web, and mobile'. Exact delivery times need an eligible paid plan (tasks help)”
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The stepsconfirmed
Plus, or Business/Enterprise workspace, supports scheduled tasks
The page says “Scheduled tasks are available to eligible Free, Go, Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise, and Edu users”
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The stepsconfirmed
Plus includes scheduled tasks and Work on the web
The page says “Plus: Work desktop, web, and mobile; Scheduled tasks: Yes”
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The stepsconfirmed
Google Workspace admin may need to approve ChatGPT's access first
The page says “Google Workspace admins must approve the ChatGPT/OpenAI app's OAuth scopes”
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The stepsconfirmed
Plus allows five active scheduled tasks at a time
The page says “Free and Go allow 3, Plus allows 5”
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The steps, item 1confirmed
Settings, then Plugins (some accounts show Apps instead)
The page says “Select Plugins. If Settings shows Apps instead, open Apps”
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The steps, item 1confirmed
Choose Gmail, select Install plugin if it appears, then Connect, sign in
The page says “Select 'Install plugin' if it appears. If prompted, select Connect ... Sign in to the provider account”
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The steps, item 1confirmed
On Google's screen, review and allow the access ChatGPT asks for
The page says “Review the requested services and permissions. Complete any required provider authorization”
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The steps, item 1confirmed
For Gmail the access includes sending email
The page says “gmail.modify (requested per OpenAI Google FAQ): 'Read, compose, and send emails from your Gmail account.'”
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The steps, item 1confirmed
For Calendar the access includes editing events
The page says “calendar.events (requested per OpenAI Google FAQ): 'View and edit events on all your calendars.'”
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The steps, item 1confirmed
Repeat for Google Calendar
The page says “Connect Gmail and Google Calendar in Plugins”
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The steps, item 2confirmed
Profile menu > Settings > Plugins > Permissions > Allow read actions (personal account)
The page says “Open your profile menu and select Settings. Select Plugins ... Open Permissions. Choose your default”
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The steps, item 2confirmed
ChatGPT can then read without asking but must ask before any change
The page says “Allow read actions: ChatGPT reads without asking but asks before making changes”
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The steps, item 2confirmed
Per-account setting under Connected accounts (••• menu, then Settings)
The page says “If Connected accounts appears, open that account's more options menu (•••) and select Settings”
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The steps, item 3confirmed
Open Work, start a new chat, run once by hand and refine
The page says “Run the task once in a regular chat and refine the result ... complete both steps in the same Work chat”
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The steps, item 3confirmed
Mention @Google Calendar / @Gmail in the prompt
The page says “Mention an available app with @”
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The steps, item 3confirmed
No meetings today? Ask about a day that has some
The page says “If today has no meetings, change the prompt to a date that does”
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The steps, item 4confirmed
In the same chat, ask for the schedule; ChatGPT turns it into a scheduled task
The page says “stay in the same chat and tell ChatGPT when to repeat it. ChatGPT converts that request into a scheduled task”
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The steps, item 4confirmed
An exact time like this needs a paid plan
The page says “Eligible paid plans support recurring tasks up to once per hour and exact delivery times”
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The steps, item 5confirmed
Settings > Notifications; Email, Push or both
The page says “Manage them under Settings > Notifications by choosing Push, Email, or both”
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The steps, item 5confirmed
Phone push alerts need the task created in the ChatGPT mobile app
The page says “Mobile push notifications require creating the task in a supported ChatGPT mobile app”
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The steps, item 6confirmed
Scheduled shows the next run
The page says “shows which tasks are active or paused and when each runs next”
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The steps, item 6confirmed
Open the task to read result and run history; edit instructions or schedule, or pause
The page says “Opening a task shows its latest result and run history, and lets you edit instructions or schedule, pause, or delete it”
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The stepsconfirmed
$20 a month for ChatGPT Plus, billed monthly
The page says “$20/month (billed monthly)”
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The stepsconfirmed
OpenAI doesn't offer annual billing for Plus
The page says “we do not support annual billing”
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The stepsconfirmed
Scheduled tasks, Work and plugins come with the plan
The page says “Plus: Work desktop, web, and mobile; Scheduled tasks Yes; Plugins included”
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The stepsconfirmed
within its usage limits
The page says “may include usage limits such as message caps”
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The stepsconfirmed
The connection can read anything in that inbox and calendar
The page says “gmail.modify: 'Read, compose, and send emails'; calendar.events: 'View and edit events on all your calendars'”
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The stepsconfirmed
Google access requested covers sending email and editing events
The page says “Gmail: gmail.modify; Google Calendar: calendar.events (scope meanings per Google API docs)”
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The stepsconfirmed
With Allow read actions, any change needs approval and the task can pause until you give it
The page says “Actions that need approval also pause it until you review them”
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The stepsconfirmed
A task can pause if inactive, needs an approval or its chat is deleted
The page says “A task may pause if it is inactive, needs additional action, or its associated chat is archived or deleted”
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The stepsconfirmed
test.by = none (no claim the workflow was tested)
The page says “No text says or implies an agent or the owner ran it; consistent with by:none”
Checked for consistency within the issue itself
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The stepsconfirmed
Read freely, ask before changing / WAITS FOR YOU
The page says “Allow read actions: reads without asking but asks before making changes”
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The stepsconfirmed
Mail and calendar feed a brief; changes held at a bar labelled Waits for you
The page says “asks before making changes”
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The stepsconfirmed
Allow read actions lets ChatGPT read without stopping; any change waits for approval
The page says “ChatGPT reads without asking but asks before making changes”
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The storyconfirmed
Since Aug. 28, ChatGPT lets you connect more than one Gmail, Google Calendar and Google Contacts account
The page says “August 28, 2026: 'You can now connect multiple accounts for Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Contacts plugins in ChatGPT'”
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The storyconfirmed
On Sept. 17 OpenAI extended multiple accounts beyond those three to more plugins
The page says “September 17, 2026: 'expanding support beyond Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Contacts.'”
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The storyconfirmed
... on every plan
The page says “'Available on all ChatGPT plans across web, mobile, and desktop.'”
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The storyconfirmed
GPT-5.5 leaves ChatGPT, Work and Codex on Oct. 14
The page says “'GPT-5.5 will retire from ChatGPT, ChatGPT Work, and Codex on October 14, 2026, across all plans.' (announced week of Sept 14-18; not in release notes)”
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The storyconfirmed
OpenAI says to update scheduled tasks that still select it before then
The page says “'Update saved model settings, workspace defaults, custom agents, scheduled tasks, and scripts that still select GPT-5.5'”
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The story, step 1confirmed
Aug. 28: connect more than one Gmail, Google Calendar and Google Contacts account
The page says “August 28, 2026 'Connect multiple Google accounts to ChatGPT'”
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The story, step 2confirmed
Sept. 17: multiple accounts reach more plugins, on every plan
The page says “September 17, 2026 'Available on all ChatGPT plans'”
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The story, step 3confirmed
Oct. 14: GPT-5.5 leaves ChatGPT, Work and Codex; update tasks
The page says “retire ... on October 14, 2026 ... Update ... scheduled tasks”
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The storyconfirmed
Three dates for this setup; 2026
The page says “Three entries, all 2026 per release notes / what's new”
Checked for consistency within the issue itself
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The checklist, item 1confirmed
A Google Workspace admin may need to approve ChatGPT's access before it can connect
The page says “Google Workspace admins must approve the ChatGPT/OpenAI app's OAuth scopes ... users may see authorization or permission errors when connecting”
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The checklist, item 2confirmed
Settings > Plugins > Permissions should read Allow read actions
The page says “Select Plugins ... Open Permissions. Choose your default”
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The checklist, item 3confirmed
Multiple Google accounts can be connected; check the right one was used
The page says “If 'Connected accounts' appears ... When supported, you can specify which account to use in your request”
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The checklist, item 4confirmed
OpenAI doesn't train its general models on data pulled directly from Google apps
The page says “does not train its generalized models on data directly from connected Google apps”
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The checklist, item 4confirmed
Exceptions include a chat rated thumbs up/down (feedback) and Google data in ChatGPT's response
The page says “Exceptions: conversations submitted as feedback (e.g., thumbs up/down) ... data included in ChatGPT's response”
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The checklist, item 4confirmed
If Memory is on, details can carry into later chats
The page says “With Memory enabled, eligible information from connected Google apps may personalize ChatGPT”
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